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JoabיוֹאָבsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I have foughtנִלְחַמְתִּיagainst Rabbah;בְרַבָּהI have alsoגַּםtakenלָכַדְתִּיthe cityעִירof the waters.הַמָּיִם
2 Samuel 12:27
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2 Samuel 12:27, word by word
- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- messengersמַלְאָכִיםmalachim
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “I have foughtנִלְחַמְתִּיnilchamti
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamti” appears- against Rabbahרַבָּהraba
Rabbah
Rabbah, the capital of the sons of Ammon; also a town in Judah. The name means "great."
Where else “raba” appears- takenלָכַדְתִּיlachadti
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “lachadti” appears- the cityעִירir
walled part
The walled part: "the city of David".
Where else “ir” appears- of the watersמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
Translation note
“The city of the waters”: it can be understood as the part of the city that guarded the water.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The capture of Rabbah
2 Samuel 11:11 Chronicles 20:1-3
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2 Samuel 12:26-31
26Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and took the city of the kingdom. 27Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; I have also taken the city of the waters. 28Now then, gather the rest of the people, encamp against the city, and take it, lest I take the city and my name be called over it.” 29So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. 30He took the crown of their king from his head (its weight was a talent of gold, and it had a precious stone), and it was on the head of David. And the spoil of the city he brought out, a very great amount. 31And the people who were in it he brought out, and he put them with the saw and with the picks of iron and with the axes of iron, and he made them pass through the brick kiln; and so he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
1And it happened, at the turn of the year, at the time when the kings go out, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.
1And it happened, at the turn of the year, at the time when the kings go out, that Joab led out the force of the army and destroyed the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and tore it down. 2David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and on it was a precious stone; and it was on the head of David. And the spoil of the city he brought out, a very great amount. 3And the people who were in it he brought out, and he sawed them with the saw and with the picks of iron and with the saws; and so David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
The context
26Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and took the city of the kingdom.
27 · This verse (above)
28Now then, gather the rest of the people, encamp against the city, and take it, lest I take the city and my name be called over it.”